Under Light of Four Stars
Ixi: Remember, if you do the disclaimers I'll let you go *cough* eventually *cough*
Kurama: *sigh* This is just not my day, all right Ixi doesn't own Yu Yu Hakusho, us, anything really.
Ixi: I own a copy of Yu Yu Hakusho Manga Vol. 1-3 so there.
Kurama: Whatever, can we go?
Lark: You should stop asking if you know the answer.
Chapter 15 The Last Decision
Kyla walked forward, a deliberate slow pace. Hiei followed silently watching the mysterious stranger. 'Is she a stranger though? I feel as though I know her.' Hiei mused, getting annoyed by the slow pace. Finally they reached a door which opened automatically. "The next test awaits." Kyla said as she stood by the door as Hiei passed her. "Hn." Once again the lights, which had been off, flipped on, revealing an empty room. Then an evil cackle broke the silence. "Dragon, your next test begins now." Aris's cold voice echoed through the room.
~* With Mika *~
"Stop following me Skye." Mika hissed now simply leading Yukina instead of dragging her through the halls. A cloaked figure appeared in the shadows and walked alongside the two. "Do you not understand English? Stop following me." Mika said as she stopped to give him a death glare. Skye simply stopped with her waiting for her to start again. "Do you think this is wise Mika?" Skye finally spoke. "You're questioning my judgement? Oh that's rich!" Mika icily said slightly tensing as if trying not to kill him. Yukina looked to the floor knowing this was not her conversation to interrupt. 'I still want to know who I am.' She thought.
~* With Shizuru *~
"Okay its not here, now what?" Shizuru said speaking into the communicator. "Not there? Okay you'll need to find the place called 'the Gold Mine', there you should find a person who knows where to find it, they go by the name Millenia." Shizuru put one of her hands on her hips; "I'm not going to have to run for my life like I just had to, will I?" There was a pause of the child like voice, "No, the 'Gold Mine' is a pretty tense place, a Black Market of information so to say, you might get nervous glances but the people there are spies not fighters." "Okay, just tell me where to go."
~* With most of the group *~
"This is so BORING!" Yusuke exclaimed jumping up from where he sat to try and smash open the door. Everyone sighed as they tried to restrain him. "Yusuke, calm down, if you waste your energy now you won't have enough to kill Aris." Kurama said while trying to pull the raven-haired boy back. Yusuke stopped fighting and let himself be pushed into a sitting position. Cato snorted standing up and trotted around the room to Ambrose. "So whatcha think about your partner?" He asked once again lying down. The phoenix smiled slightly before answering; "He's a nut case." Cato laughed slightly, "So your saying he's just like you?" "Yep."
Enoch the gryphon looked over at the two laughing elementals. Kuwabara looked over at them too. "Hey Enoch, what are they talking about?" He asked watching them laugh it up. "Yusuke." The gryphon replied gliding down from the ledge he had perched on. "Why?" Kuwabara asked again still staring at the phoenix and unicorn have a laugh. "Cause he's acting like an idiot." With that last remark the gryphon strode over to the two.
~* With Hiei *~
Hiei fell to his knees, his katana clattered to the ground next to him. The look of shock covered his face. "Now Dragon, you see where I am coming from, now I need your decision." Aris said stepping from the shadows. Hiei fell to all fours and with an angry face muttered, "Alright Aris you win, just don't hurt her." Hiei bowed his already low head and Kyla's head bowed as well as she vanished with her bubbles of light. "Hmm, I knew you would understand things from my point of view. And to think, you did this all for someone who doesn't even know who you are, what a fool." Aris said while disappearing. Hiei's crimson eyes widened with shock. 'No, she's lying, but no, she's not. Did she really forget me . . .' Hiei sighed and stood up and followed Aris into the shadows. //Hiei, you're making a mistake. Did you learn nothing from my past? \\ //I know, but I cant let Aris hurt her, she means so much to me. \\ //I will follow you whatever you chose for that is my destiny, but just make sure you are doing this for the right reason. \\
~* With Botan *~
"I'm sorry, I couldn't stop him without jeopardizing the rest of your plan." Botan said stepping into the lighted room. "No Botan, it's okay everything is going just as planned, be ready to start faze two, I have got to get to my own position." Botan nodded as the one she had been talking too got up and vanished.
~* With the greater portion of the gang *~
They watched in silence as the huge doors ominously creaked open. The spirits of the three elementals returned to their designated bodies and prepared to fight. The three Reikai Tantei got into fighting stances, which were soon broken upon seeing who came through the doors. Hiei walked in, looking down so his eyes didn't show. "Hiei! You're okay!" Yusuke exclaimed about to run to his friend, but Kurama put a hand in front of him and shook a silent no. "Huh? Why are you stopping me Kurama?" Yusuke asked angrily. Kurama simply pointed at Hiei, his katana was out and he looked ready to fight. Hiei looked up, his red eyes glowing red. He got into his own stance and in a flash vanished and appeared behind Kuwabara, who would have been killed except for some fast work by Kurama.
"HEY SHRIMP! IN CASE YOU'VE FORGOTTEN, WE'RE ON THE SAME SIDE HERE!" Kuwabara yelled forming his spirit sword. "Kuwabara, I don't think he's on our side anymore." Kurama solemnly whispered looking over to Hiei who was getting ready to attack again. "So why is he trying to kill us again?" Yusuke asked taking a stance near Kurama and Kuwabara. "HIEI!" Everybody turned to see Kitsume (wondering where she was huh?). She jumped to the center of the room, in between the group and Hiei. Hiei stepped back in slight shock, but retook his stance. "What baka kitsune?" He hissed. "I can't believe you, selling your soul to Aris." Kitsume said running forward, katana out to meet Hiei's own blade. "I don't have a choice." He hissed taking to end of his blade to help him push it forward. Kitsume ran her blade down his, creating blue sparks. "What makes you think she's telling the truth?" She asked flipping back as the force of the two blades clashing made both of them step back.
Just then Aris flew into the room and crashed into the wall. Mika walked through the door, Yukina following. "YUKINA!" Hiei cried and attempted to run over to her, but another clashing of blades with Kitsume soon stopped him. Yukina looked over to him, confusion written on her face. "Yukina? Is that my name?" She whispered, but Hiei heard every word. He stepped back in shock, and Kitsume took this chance to get the upper hand. "Rei Blade!" She screamed and her katana blade lit up a blackish purple. The energy on the blade came off and struck Hiei in the chest, sending him flying backwards into the wall. "ARIS NOW YOU DIE!" Mika yelled taking her katana out and charging the angry neko. "No Mika, you die!" She yelled taking a whip out. Mika stopped as Aris cracked it. "Remind you of someone Mika dear?" She taunted. "Yes, and I'm going to kill you like I should have killed her." Mika said putting herself in a stance for a quick attack.
The two nekos battled it out, but it was a given, Mika was just too skilled and angry. (Ixi: Pikabloo12, this is for you, from Houdini, enjoy. :P) After giving Aris several cuts over her body Mika quickly spun around in her attack and swung her katana. It met with the neck of Aris and it was all over. Aris's head landed with a sickening thud. Mika landed from the attack and looked at her katana. The black blood of Aris steadily dripped from the sharpened edge. "Ixi, you were right, the end doesn't justify the means, but at least it finally ended." Mika whispered, standing up and looking around. "Hmm, glad you finally figured it out my neko friend." Ixi said, leaning in the doorway with Nerru and Lex. "Lex!?" Mika exclaimed as he sauntered up to her. "Yes imohto?" He asked playfully. "Whatcha doing here?" Mika said jogging over to him. "Making sure you didn't do something stupid." Mika glared at him while sighing. "What, you think I'm stupid or something?" She asked flatly. "Well, I wouldn't say that exactly . . ." Lex trailed off while running from his angry sister. "Mika lighten up!" He yelled as the two disappeared through the door. "Lighten up? I'll show you lighten up! In fact you'll lighten up a lot, because you won't have any arms or legs to weigh you down!" She yelled.
"Ah, the loving family members of Mika and Lex." Ixi said while turning to leave as well. "Heh, right." Nerru commented lightly, as he followed her. Yusuke, Kurama and Kuwabara all sweatdropped, Keiko was freaking out slightly at Aris's head. "Uh, guys something's happening with the cat person's head." She said backing up slightly as the head glowed blue and reattached itself to the body. As she stood up she began to laugh. "FOOLS, Did you think I would die that easy!?" Aris stepped forward, taking out her whip once again. She whipped it around Yukina and pulled her into Aris's grip. "Hiei, kill your pathetic friends, and she comes back to you alive, disobey and I will kill her, slowly and painfully." Yukina squirmed in Aris's grip but couldn't free herself from the whip's long cord.
Hiei pulled himself from the wall, and stumbled forward, once again in an attack stance. Yusuke was the closest to him, and Yusuke prepared himself for the attack. "Hiei, don't do this." Is all he said as Hiei charged forward. "REI GUN!" Yusuke yelled firing the blast of energy from his finger. By now Hiei was too close to Yusuke to dodge and he took and major hit. Once again slammed into the wall Hiei fell forward unconscious but caught by a blue glowing dragon. The dragon snarled and gently put Hiei on the ground. Ambrose appeared, along with Enoch and Cato. The dragon snarled again, charging forward, straight at the gryphon, which soared up, closely followed by dragon. Exchanging attacks the Elementals battled on with each other. Hiei struggled to his feet, picking up the slightly cracked katana. "Hiei, don't do this." Kurama pleaded. Hiei bowed his head slightly; "I don't have a choice Kurama, she wont die because of me." With that Hiei lurched forward towards Kurama who brought out his rosewhip.
~* With Shizuru *~
"Hurry, you don't have much time left Shizuru!" The voice cried. "I know!" Shizuru yelled into her communicator as she ran down the shaft, "C'mon, where the hell is it!? That thing said it was right here!" Shizuru cried looking around the ancient ruin she was in. "WAIT HERE IT IS!" She cried wiping the dust from a stone marking in the wall. "Okay, trace the omega symbol with your finger until it starts glowing blue, when it does that a secret door in the wall should open, revealing a lever. Pull the lever down three times and wait until . . ." Suddenly the line got a solid static signal leaving the rest of the instructions blank. "Well, I'll just wing it then." Shizuru followed the first instructions and watched as the stone wall opened. "Okay, here goes nothing." She said while pulling the lever up and down three times.
~* With the group *~
"Aris, die you old hag!" Yusuke yelled charging her. "Hmp, I barely look older than you!" She cried jumping up with Yukina still in her clutches. Hiei and Kurama were both still fighting, with Kurama having the upper hand. Hiei got slashed with the thorny whip, sending him flying upwards. He crashed into the wall near the ceiling and gravity pulled him back down, so he crashed into the floor not moving. Kurama bowed his head and his whip turned into the rose once again. "Gomen Nasai Hiei." He whispered turning his attention to Aris. And like his wielder the dragon crashed into the ground too. "Now to kill the kitty." Yusuke muttered watching Aris jump down. "WHAT!? WE HAVE TO KILL A CAT!?" (Give you one guess who said this ^_^;) "Well, its kill a cat or let the cat kill your girlfriend." Kurama said once again taking out his rosewhip. "Let's kill the poor excuse for a feline!" Kuwabara yelled, forming his spirit sword.
Ixi: Well I'm going to end it there.
Kurama: No you're not.
Ixi: Why not?
Kurama: Because you don't want too
Ixi: Oh yeah, well consider this intermission. Back to the story!
*****back to the story*****
Hiei slowly struggled to hie feet unnoticed by the group who was busy watching Aris, but someone else noticed him. A black fox launched herself at Hiei, letting her sharp fangs sink into his arm. Hiei in turn let his katana bite into the side of the fox. Somewhere along this, Hiei found a chance and firmly put his feet on the belly of the fox and launched her backwards. Hiei got up, katana ready, but the fox did not stir. "Kit." Hiei sighed, face tight with regret. "I'm so sorry." He whispered turning to fight the nearest opponent. Aris cracked her whip, winding it around Kuwabara's arm, which held the glowing sword. "Rei gun!" Yusuke cried sending the glowing ball of light screaming towards the neko. "Why does everyone think they need to announce their attacks?" Aris snippily asked. (Seriously, why? O.o) Aris dodged with grace to spare even though she had Yukina in her grasp. "YUSUKE DON'T HURT MY GIRLFRIEND!"
Hiei stopped where he was and watched the battle. Kurama lashed out with his own whip and the two whips twisted around each other leaving only a tangled mess. Kurama pulled back and the whips fell to the ground, Aris's snapped in half. Now Aris could only hold Yukina with her hand leaving plenty of openings for the gang to attack. "Hiei." An angelic voice from behind him made Hiei turn around. Kyla was back. "If you want them saved you must do something." Hiei looked from the battle to the still Kitsume. "What?" Hiei asked in a serious tone. "You must give payment in the highest kind." "So . . . my life for theirs you mean?" Hiei asked looking to the floor. "Yes." With on little word, time slowed to a stop. "Do it." Hiei whispered. "Are you sure?" Kyla asked. Hiei looked up, looking Kyla straight in the eyes (well where her eyes would be, remember she has a hood on) "I gave you my answer." With those last words Hiei felt himself being consumed by darkness, the last thing he heard was Esme's voice saying something. "There was a reason Dragon fell first, not because he was weak but because he was strong . . ."
Ixi: The End . . .
*Blank stares and some crickets chirping*
Ixi: PSYCHE! There are probably two more chapters ^-^ I got you with that one. Review responses below.
To Kairi032: Uh, I'm sorry your still confused, if you can tell me specifics I can help but lots of stuff happen in my chapters so I don't quite know where your confused. Sorry I cant be of more help to you.
Ixi: Remember, if you do the disclaimers I'll let you go *cough* eventually *cough*
Kurama: *sigh* This is just not my day, all right Ixi doesn't own Yu Yu Hakusho, us, anything really.
Ixi: I own a copy of Yu Yu Hakusho Manga Vol. 1-3 so there.
Kurama: Whatever, can we go?
Lark: You should stop asking if you know the answer.
Chapter 15 The Last Decision
Kyla walked forward, a deliberate slow pace. Hiei followed silently watching the mysterious stranger. 'Is she a stranger though? I feel as though I know her.' Hiei mused, getting annoyed by the slow pace. Finally they reached a door which opened automatically. "The next test awaits." Kyla said as she stood by the door as Hiei passed her. "Hn." Once again the lights, which had been off, flipped on, revealing an empty room. Then an evil cackle broke the silence. "Dragon, your next test begins now." Aris's cold voice echoed through the room.
~* With Mika *~
"Stop following me Skye." Mika hissed now simply leading Yukina instead of dragging her through the halls. A cloaked figure appeared in the shadows and walked alongside the two. "Do you not understand English? Stop following me." Mika said as she stopped to give him a death glare. Skye simply stopped with her waiting for her to start again. "Do you think this is wise Mika?" Skye finally spoke. "You're questioning my judgement? Oh that's rich!" Mika icily said slightly tensing as if trying not to kill him. Yukina looked to the floor knowing this was not her conversation to interrupt. 'I still want to know who I am.' She thought.
~* With Shizuru *~
"Okay its not here, now what?" Shizuru said speaking into the communicator. "Not there? Okay you'll need to find the place called 'the Gold Mine', there you should find a person who knows where to find it, they go by the name Millenia." Shizuru put one of her hands on her hips; "I'm not going to have to run for my life like I just had to, will I?" There was a pause of the child like voice, "No, the 'Gold Mine' is a pretty tense place, a Black Market of information so to say, you might get nervous glances but the people there are spies not fighters." "Okay, just tell me where to go."
~* With most of the group *~
"This is so BORING!" Yusuke exclaimed jumping up from where he sat to try and smash open the door. Everyone sighed as they tried to restrain him. "Yusuke, calm down, if you waste your energy now you won't have enough to kill Aris." Kurama said while trying to pull the raven-haired boy back. Yusuke stopped fighting and let himself be pushed into a sitting position. Cato snorted standing up and trotted around the room to Ambrose. "So whatcha think about your partner?" He asked once again lying down. The phoenix smiled slightly before answering; "He's a nut case." Cato laughed slightly, "So your saying he's just like you?" "Yep."
Enoch the gryphon looked over at the two laughing elementals. Kuwabara looked over at them too. "Hey Enoch, what are they talking about?" He asked watching them laugh it up. "Yusuke." The gryphon replied gliding down from the ledge he had perched on. "Why?" Kuwabara asked again still staring at the phoenix and unicorn have a laugh. "Cause he's acting like an idiot." With that last remark the gryphon strode over to the two.
~* With Hiei *~
Hiei fell to his knees, his katana clattered to the ground next to him. The look of shock covered his face. "Now Dragon, you see where I am coming from, now I need your decision." Aris said stepping from the shadows. Hiei fell to all fours and with an angry face muttered, "Alright Aris you win, just don't hurt her." Hiei bowed his already low head and Kyla's head bowed as well as she vanished with her bubbles of light. "Hmm, I knew you would understand things from my point of view. And to think, you did this all for someone who doesn't even know who you are, what a fool." Aris said while disappearing. Hiei's crimson eyes widened with shock. 'No, she's lying, but no, she's not. Did she really forget me . . .' Hiei sighed and stood up and followed Aris into the shadows. //Hiei, you're making a mistake. Did you learn nothing from my past? \\ //I know, but I cant let Aris hurt her, she means so much to me. \\ //I will follow you whatever you chose for that is my destiny, but just make sure you are doing this for the right reason. \\
~* With Botan *~
"I'm sorry, I couldn't stop him without jeopardizing the rest of your plan." Botan said stepping into the lighted room. "No Botan, it's okay everything is going just as planned, be ready to start faze two, I have got to get to my own position." Botan nodded as the one she had been talking too got up and vanished.
~* With the greater portion of the gang *~
They watched in silence as the huge doors ominously creaked open. The spirits of the three elementals returned to their designated bodies and prepared to fight. The three Reikai Tantei got into fighting stances, which were soon broken upon seeing who came through the doors. Hiei walked in, looking down so his eyes didn't show. "Hiei! You're okay!" Yusuke exclaimed about to run to his friend, but Kurama put a hand in front of him and shook a silent no. "Huh? Why are you stopping me Kurama?" Yusuke asked angrily. Kurama simply pointed at Hiei, his katana was out and he looked ready to fight. Hiei looked up, his red eyes glowing red. He got into his own stance and in a flash vanished and appeared behind Kuwabara, who would have been killed except for some fast work by Kurama.
"HEY SHRIMP! IN CASE YOU'VE FORGOTTEN, WE'RE ON THE SAME SIDE HERE!" Kuwabara yelled forming his spirit sword. "Kuwabara, I don't think he's on our side anymore." Kurama solemnly whispered looking over to Hiei who was getting ready to attack again. "So why is he trying to kill us again?" Yusuke asked taking a stance near Kurama and Kuwabara. "HIEI!" Everybody turned to see Kitsume (wondering where she was huh?). She jumped to the center of the room, in between the group and Hiei. Hiei stepped back in slight shock, but retook his stance. "What baka kitsune?" He hissed. "I can't believe you, selling your soul to Aris." Kitsume said running forward, katana out to meet Hiei's own blade. "I don't have a choice." He hissed taking to end of his blade to help him push it forward. Kitsume ran her blade down his, creating blue sparks. "What makes you think she's telling the truth?" She asked flipping back as the force of the two blades clashing made both of them step back.
Just then Aris flew into the room and crashed into the wall. Mika walked through the door, Yukina following. "YUKINA!" Hiei cried and attempted to run over to her, but another clashing of blades with Kitsume soon stopped him. Yukina looked over to him, confusion written on her face. "Yukina? Is that my name?" She whispered, but Hiei heard every word. He stepped back in shock, and Kitsume took this chance to get the upper hand. "Rei Blade!" She screamed and her katana blade lit up a blackish purple. The energy on the blade came off and struck Hiei in the chest, sending him flying backwards into the wall. "ARIS NOW YOU DIE!" Mika yelled taking her katana out and charging the angry neko. "No Mika, you die!" She yelled taking a whip out. Mika stopped as Aris cracked it. "Remind you of someone Mika dear?" She taunted. "Yes, and I'm going to kill you like I should have killed her." Mika said putting herself in a stance for a quick attack.
The two nekos battled it out, but it was a given, Mika was just too skilled and angry. (Ixi: Pikabloo12, this is for you, from Houdini, enjoy. :P) After giving Aris several cuts over her body Mika quickly spun around in her attack and swung her katana. It met with the neck of Aris and it was all over. Aris's head landed with a sickening thud. Mika landed from the attack and looked at her katana. The black blood of Aris steadily dripped from the sharpened edge. "Ixi, you were right, the end doesn't justify the means, but at least it finally ended." Mika whispered, standing up and looking around. "Hmm, glad you finally figured it out my neko friend." Ixi said, leaning in the doorway with Nerru and Lex. "Lex!?" Mika exclaimed as he sauntered up to her. "Yes imohto?" He asked playfully. "Whatcha doing here?" Mika said jogging over to him. "Making sure you didn't do something stupid." Mika glared at him while sighing. "What, you think I'm stupid or something?" She asked flatly. "Well, I wouldn't say that exactly . . ." Lex trailed off while running from his angry sister. "Mika lighten up!" He yelled as the two disappeared through the door. "Lighten up? I'll show you lighten up! In fact you'll lighten up a lot, because you won't have any arms or legs to weigh you down!" She yelled.
"Ah, the loving family members of Mika and Lex." Ixi said while turning to leave as well. "Heh, right." Nerru commented lightly, as he followed her. Yusuke, Kurama and Kuwabara all sweatdropped, Keiko was freaking out slightly at Aris's head. "Uh, guys something's happening with the cat person's head." She said backing up slightly as the head glowed blue and reattached itself to the body. As she stood up she began to laugh. "FOOLS, Did you think I would die that easy!?" Aris stepped forward, taking out her whip once again. She whipped it around Yukina and pulled her into Aris's grip. "Hiei, kill your pathetic friends, and she comes back to you alive, disobey and I will kill her, slowly and painfully." Yukina squirmed in Aris's grip but couldn't free herself from the whip's long cord.
Hiei pulled himself from the wall, and stumbled forward, once again in an attack stance. Yusuke was the closest to him, and Yusuke prepared himself for the attack. "Hiei, don't do this." Is all he said as Hiei charged forward. "REI GUN!" Yusuke yelled firing the blast of energy from his finger. By now Hiei was too close to Yusuke to dodge and he took and major hit. Once again slammed into the wall Hiei fell forward unconscious but caught by a blue glowing dragon. The dragon snarled and gently put Hiei on the ground. Ambrose appeared, along with Enoch and Cato. The dragon snarled again, charging forward, straight at the gryphon, which soared up, closely followed by dragon. Exchanging attacks the Elementals battled on with each other. Hiei struggled to his feet, picking up the slightly cracked katana. "Hiei, don't do this." Kurama pleaded. Hiei bowed his head slightly; "I don't have a choice Kurama, she wont die because of me." With that Hiei lurched forward towards Kurama who brought out his rosewhip.
~* With Shizuru *~
"Hurry, you don't have much time left Shizuru!" The voice cried. "I know!" Shizuru yelled into her communicator as she ran down the shaft, "C'mon, where the hell is it!? That thing said it was right here!" Shizuru cried looking around the ancient ruin she was in. "WAIT HERE IT IS!" She cried wiping the dust from a stone marking in the wall. "Okay, trace the omega symbol with your finger until it starts glowing blue, when it does that a secret door in the wall should open, revealing a lever. Pull the lever down three times and wait until . . ." Suddenly the line got a solid static signal leaving the rest of the instructions blank. "Well, I'll just wing it then." Shizuru followed the first instructions and watched as the stone wall opened. "Okay, here goes nothing." She said while pulling the lever up and down three times.
~* With the group *~
"Aris, die you old hag!" Yusuke yelled charging her. "Hmp, I barely look older than you!" She cried jumping up with Yukina still in her clutches. Hiei and Kurama were both still fighting, with Kurama having the upper hand. Hiei got slashed with the thorny whip, sending him flying upwards. He crashed into the wall near the ceiling and gravity pulled him back down, so he crashed into the floor not moving. Kurama bowed his head and his whip turned into the rose once again. "Gomen Nasai Hiei." He whispered turning his attention to Aris. And like his wielder the dragon crashed into the ground too. "Now to kill the kitty." Yusuke muttered watching Aris jump down. "WHAT!? WE HAVE TO KILL A CAT!?" (Give you one guess who said this ^_^;) "Well, its kill a cat or let the cat kill your girlfriend." Kurama said once again taking out his rosewhip. "Let's kill the poor excuse for a feline!" Kuwabara yelled, forming his spirit sword.
Ixi: Well I'm going to end it there.
Kurama: No you're not.
Ixi: Why not?
Kurama: Because you don't want too
Ixi: Oh yeah, well consider this intermission. Back to the story!
*****back to the story*****
Hiei slowly struggled to hie feet unnoticed by the group who was busy watching Aris, but someone else noticed him. A black fox launched herself at Hiei, letting her sharp fangs sink into his arm. Hiei in turn let his katana bite into the side of the fox. Somewhere along this, Hiei found a chance and firmly put his feet on the belly of the fox and launched her backwards. Hiei got up, katana ready, but the fox did not stir. "Kit." Hiei sighed, face tight with regret. "I'm so sorry." He whispered turning to fight the nearest opponent. Aris cracked her whip, winding it around Kuwabara's arm, which held the glowing sword. "Rei gun!" Yusuke cried sending the glowing ball of light screaming towards the neko. "Why does everyone think they need to announce their attacks?" Aris snippily asked. (Seriously, why? O.o) Aris dodged with grace to spare even though she had Yukina in her grasp. "YUSUKE DON'T HURT MY GIRLFRIEND!"
Hiei stopped where he was and watched the battle. Kurama lashed out with his own whip and the two whips twisted around each other leaving only a tangled mess. Kurama pulled back and the whips fell to the ground, Aris's snapped in half. Now Aris could only hold Yukina with her hand leaving plenty of openings for the gang to attack. "Hiei." An angelic voice from behind him made Hiei turn around. Kyla was back. "If you want them saved you must do something." Hiei looked from the battle to the still Kitsume. "What?" Hiei asked in a serious tone. "You must give payment in the highest kind." "So . . . my life for theirs you mean?" Hiei asked looking to the floor. "Yes." With on little word, time slowed to a stop. "Do it." Hiei whispered. "Are you sure?" Kyla asked. Hiei looked up, looking Kyla straight in the eyes (well where her eyes would be, remember she has a hood on) "I gave you my answer." With those last words Hiei felt himself being consumed by darkness, the last thing he heard was Esme's voice saying something. "There was a reason Dragon fell first, not because he was weak but because he was strong . . ."
Ixi: The End . . .
*Blank stares and some crickets chirping*
Ixi: PSYCHE! There are probably two more chapters ^-^ I got you with that one. Review responses below.
To Kairi032: Uh, I'm sorry your still confused, if you can tell me specifics I can help but lots of stuff happen in my chapters so I don't quite know where your confused. Sorry I cant be of more help to you.